Dither fish for FlowerHorn
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Do you need dithers to get him out of hiding? If so, i would be worried about something beeing wrong
Piranha's have a lot of color, school pretty well and can add a lot of motion to a flowerhorn's tank. They could chase him 
in order of cost
Denison Barbs (roseline sharks) Rainbowfish and Giant Danios are your best bet
get at least a half dozen or more at once don't feed them to your flowerhorn 2 or 3 at a time. Make sure you have a lid and enough top/mid space for them to swim at speed.
in order of cost
Denison Barbs (roseline sharks) Rainbowfish and Giant Danios are your best bet
get at least a half dozen or more at once don't feed them to your flowerhorn 2 or 3 at a time. Make sure you have a lid and enough top/mid space for them to swim at speed.
That is not dither fish... You want prey for your predator.
The term dither fish refers to an arbitrary group of aquarium fish used by cichlid keeping aquarists to reduce innate timidity in some species of cichlids. ... Good dither fish are typically schooling species, such as some Danio species, barbs and some tetra species.
I find the whole thing a bit cruel as well, can't support the idea.
The term dither fish refers to an arbitrary group of aquarium fish used by cichlid keeping aquarists to reduce innate timidity in some species of cichlids. ... Good dither fish are typically schooling species, such as some Danio species, barbs and some tetra species.
I find the whole thing a bit cruel as well, can't support the idea.
lol thanks for your reply i'll try the piranha'sPiranha's have a lot of color, school pretty well and can add a lot of motion to a flowerhorn's tank. They could chase him
in order of cost
Denison Barbs (roseline sharks) Rainbowfish and Giant Danios are your best bet
get at least a half dozen or more at once don't feed them to your flowerhorn 2 or 3 at a time. Make sure you have a lid and enough top/mid space for them to swim at speed.
i'll see what i can get this weekend
i must have understood wrong then i thought you put " dithers" in so he just chases them then gets tired of chasing them...sorry for my mistake ill definitly not get them then thanks for the help
The correct term is target fish, which is what one typically uses to strengthen the bond in a pair of fish, so that the focus of aggression is not on each other.
FH do not require dithers, or targets, and unless they are kept in very large tanks they are best kept by themselves due to aggression.
FH do not require dithers, or targets, and unless they are kept in very large tanks they are best kept by themselves due to aggression.
its like putting a rabbit in a cage with a fox. Not going to be fun for one of the animals, guess which one..
